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Several authors have alleged that there was a plot to kidnap Pope Pius XII by the Nazis when they occupied Rome during World War II. SS General Karl Wolff stated that he had been ordered on September 13, 1943 to kidnap the Pope.
In popular culture
The plot is featured in a 2010 Italian television film starring James Cromwell as Pius XII: formerly titled Sotto il Cielo di Roma (English translation: Under the Roman Sky). The plot of the film centers on the topic of Pope Pius XII and the Roman razzia.
References
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